The Battle
After the former nationalist turned Japanese puppet regime forces who rejoined the nationalists after World War II had refused to surrender to the communists, the only Chinese force in the region under the order of Chiang Kai-shek’s regime, unit of the communist New Fourth Army from the 4th Sub-Military Region of the communist Central Jiangsu Military Region launched its offensive in Rugao, Jiangsu, China against these units. Unable to fend off the communist attack and without any popular support from the local populace, the entire nationalist Independent Brigade of the Second Front Army garrisoning Rugao totaling more than 3,000 was completely annihilated, everyone including the commander Kong Ruiwu (孔瑞五) and the deputy commander Li Ruisheng (李瑞生) was either killed or captured alive. Additionally, the communists also succeeded in capturing two mortars, twenty-two machine guns, and more than 2,600 other firearms.
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